Life After Facebook

Tuesday July 28, 2009. That was the day I broke-up with Facebook. I'd been thinking about it for while, would I miss him? Was I willing to give him up forever? Were there other kinder, more affectionate social networks out there? Was I even the kind of girl who could have a social network? Maybe I could be one of those people who fill their lives with a bunch of email accounts.

When I finally decided to do it, he didn't make it easy. The first time I tried to tell him, he showed me all of my pictures with friends and said, "Momo will miss you, Misono will miss you, Jenna will miss you". When I ignored him he started to ask why. Was it because we spent too much time together? Was it because he didn't make me feel safe? I knew it wouldn't help to answer, so I said the only words that came to mind, "this isn't working out."

When he finally realized that I couldn't be swayed he conceded, but not without letting me know that he'd be there waiting for me. If I ever wanted to come back, all my friends and settings would be right there where I'd left them. We could pick up and forget the whole thing ever happened. If I wanted, we could still be friends and he would just send me emails letting me know if our mutual friends were having a party or something. I told him not to bother.

"What's done is done, let's not make this any more painful than it has to be", I pleaded.

A few hours later I thought it was all over, but then I checked my email and he had already emailed me to remind me of what I'd done. I felt terrible, but I knew I had made the right decision. The truth is, Facebook wasn't making me happy and hadn't been for a while. I found myself hanging out with him simply out of habit. I felt trapped, I wanted to be out in the world talking to people that I actually cared about. Instead, I was looking at wedding pictures of people I didn't even talk to when we lived in the same town. Also, the mystery was gone, I knew what everyone was doing all of the time and it turns out, most people are pretty boring. I also found out he was doing things behind my back and I felt like he wasn't the same person anymore.

Maybe I'll have regrets in the future, only time will tell, but for now I feel as free as a bird. I'm hoping to put all my extra time and energy into productive activities and keeping in touch with those who are in my life beyond Facebook. More importantly, I did this for myself and pass no judgement on those who enjoy Facebook. It just wasn't beneficial for me any longer.

Creep at My Party

Last Saturday, my friend Heather and I held out 4th annual underwear party. Throughout the course of the night a few random people wandered in. For the most part, the random peeps were pretty cool, but when it came time to leave one guy really wanted to stick around. I'm pretty sure he asked every girl at the party if he could go home with her and at one point I caught him laying in my roommate's bed.

Finally after everyone else had left, I got him half way out the door and this conversation ensued:

Creeper: Can I stay wit u?

Me: No sorry, I already have a lot of people staying at my place

Creeper: Aww, just give me a kiss

Me: ok *quick peck* (keep in mind I was drunk and somehow thought fulfilling his request would help the situation)

Creeper: Goodnight baby

Me: Bye

Creeper: Come on just touch it *grabs his junk*

Me: *shuts door*

First draft?

I wrote this today. I'm not sure it's finished and I'm not sure it's any good, but it expresses some things I need to get out and I feel better after writing it.

Elephant

On the first day she wore her favorite white pants. Perfection

for a day in June.

Intrigued,

the boy.

Taken even. Thoroughly,

taken.

Still he wanted,

still she wished.

Inevitably, yes!

Predictably, fail.

And then you ask me,

what kind of girl

does such a thing?

Can you say, new profile pic?

Yesterday after work I met up with Paul and Rugby Ryan (as some of you know him) at Paul's hotel on the LES. It was pretty sweet, so Ryan and I decided to do a little photo shoot while Paul got ready. You see, Ryan has been in search of the perfect facebook profile picture, something that says, "I'm fun and sensitive, but also maddeningly delicious." And well, I think we've got a few contenders. Thoughts? 

When I suggested he take his shirt off his exact words were, "I was just about to."

Paul NOT McDonald

My friend Paul DARNELL is coming to town today! He's a stuntman in LA and has worked on movies such as You Don't Mess with the Zohan, The Changeling, Race to Witch Mountain, and Twilight. He's a pretty big deal. I mean, look at him. In fact, he's such a big deal that Rob Pattinson thanked him publicly the other night on the MTV movie awards. 

So, why is Paul coming to New York? To work on another hit movie of course, a movie that happens to be a movie I've been anticipating for over a year, Step Up 3D. Yes, you read correctly, the step up series is back and coming to you in 3D. Hell. Yes. With any luck, this one will have even less plot and even more dancing. 

But in all seriousness guys, the real reason I'm excited to see Paul is because last time Paul came to New York, we had more fun than I feel comfortable detailing on the internet (no not that kind of fun, I wasn't that lucky). 

Anyway, rest assured, I will be having a magical time for the next few days. Cheers. 

Gummy Bear Brains

My coworker has been working on a little project. He got the idea from the internet and decided to take it to the next level. These are the results: 

Gummy with oozing brain. 

Frankenstein/Zombie brain. 

Gotta have heart.

This one was my idea...

Terminator. For this one we broke out the soldering iron. 

Summer Movies!

Me to coworker: Are you more excited about Half Blood Prince or Up? 

Coworker: My dog's name is Hagrid. 

Personally I'm still on the fence, but it's good to know where others stand.